Complaints investigated under Competition Act 1998

This section provides links to our completed competition case work. Whenever we make a public decision or statement on a case it will be referenced here.

Infringement decisions

On 17 November 2006 we informed EWS Ltd of our decision that it had infringed the Chapter II Prohibition of the Competition Act 1998. This decision was based on our findings that EWS concluded contracts whose terms had the effect of excluding competitors from the market for coal haulage by rail and that it had also pursued discriminatory and predatory pricing practices in the same market.

• English Welsh and Scottish Railway Limited ( PDF)

Non-infringement decisions

These are decisions where, following an investigation under our Competition Act powers, we have decided that the conduct complained about does not infringe the Competition Act 1998.

• DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd - 18 August 2010
• Investigation into Real Time Train Information  - 1 December 2009
• NTM Sales and Marketing Ltd against Portec Rail Products (UK) Ltd
• Safety Critical Personnel on the London Underground Network ( PDF) - 23 June 2004
• Federation of Welders against Network Rail ( PDF) - 3 June 2004
• English Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) ( PDF) - 3 December 2003
• Virgin fares

Case closures

These are complaints considered under the Competition Act but where an infringement or non-infringement decision has not been reached.

• Alleged abuse of dominant position ( PDF): Complainant Blair Evans (Infrastructure) Ltd
• Refusal to supply locomotives ( PDF)
• GM Parts Credit - alleged price discrimination ( PDF)

Last updated: 13 January 2011